STATE v. KIRKPATRICK

No. 83-KA-0734.

483 So.2d 1004 (1986)

STATE of Louisiana v. Frederick KIRKPATRICK.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 28, 1986.


DENNIS, Justice, concurring.

I respectfully concur.

I disagree with the majority's statement that the Louisiana jurisprudence cited by it holds that insertion of an arbitrary factor diverting the jury from its primary responsibility results when "an instruction or comment [is made] to the jury making mention of commutation or parole possibilities on a life sentence in a capital case." 443 So.2d 546, 559. Because the judge...

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